Re: Meaning of terms "subexpression" and "constant expression"

From:
James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Date:
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:43:14 CST
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On Jan 29, 4:39 pm, "Johannes Schaub (litb)"
<schaub.johan...@googlemail.com> wrote:

Nikolay Ivchenkov wrote:

Consider the following example:

 #include <iostream>

 template <void (*pf)()>
     struct X
 {
     template <void (*)()>
         struct Y;
     static void instantiate() { (void)m; }

     typedef Y<&X::instantiate> Inst;

     X() { pf(); }
     static X m;
 };

 template <void (*pf)()>
     X<pf> X<pf>::m;

 void f()
 {
     std::cout << "f()\n";
 }

 int main()
 {
     sizeof X<&f>();
 }

According to N3225 - 3.2/2,

An expression is potentially evaluated unless it is an unevaluated
operand (Clause 5) or a subexpression thereof.

Can the expression f in sizeof X<&f>() be considered as subexpression
of X<&f>()? Is the expression f potentially evaluated and is the
function f odr-used?


I agree, this smells. I can't find what in the spec requires "f" to be
defined either.


The standard clearly says that a definition of f isn't necessary
here. I'm not sure that this is intended, but that's what it
says. At least one compiler accepts the code even if the
definition of f is replaced by a declaration. And off hand,
I can't see why not (even if both g++ and VC++ reject it).

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